Doris Eaton Travis (March 14, 1904 – May 11, 2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher, who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls.

She began performing onstage as a young child, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 13. A year later, in 1918, she joined the famed Ziegfeld Follies as the youngest Ziegfeld girl ever cast in the show. She continued to perform in stage productions and silent films throughout the 1920s and early 1930s. When her career in stage and screen declined, Eaton Travis started a second career as an Arthur Murray dance instructor and local television personality in Detroit. Her association with Arthur Murray lasted for three decades, during which time she rose through the ranks to own and manage a chain of nearly twenty schools. After retiring from her career with Arthur Murray, she went on to manage a horse ranch with her husband and returned to school, eventually earning several degrees.

As the last surviving Ziegfeld girl, Eaton Travis was featured in several books and documentaries about the Ziegfeld Follies years and her other stage endeavors. Eaton Travis had also returned to the stage as a featured performer in benefit performances.

Biography

Enfance
Doris Eaton Travis naît le 14 mars 1904 à Norfolk, dans l'État de Virginie.


Carrière
Elle a fait partie des Ziegfeld Girl.


Mort
Le 11 mai 2010, Doris Eaton Travis meurt d'une rupture d'anévrisme à l'âge de 106 ans, dans la ville de Commerce (Michigan).